It has been said that in order to have good then we must have bad. It has been said that goodness is a construct of socially defined and accepted definitions that we internalize and follow according to the cultures we have grown up in.
What then should be considered good?
Work ethic, if the culturally defined ethic surrounding work is that you must work hard, you must work long and you must work well. Then to relax and enjoy yourself for a break could induce feelings of guilt in the one who is doing so.
The opposite is true. In a society where enjoyment is put upon a pedestal the oddball who is working themselves to death would be considered strange and unnatural. They might even feel guilt at their relentless efforts to work while others around them find their enjoyment.
This is not a statement on the results of such attitudes towards work ethic. It may be that one or the other will produce better results. But you could argue that the burnt out laborer might be unable to produce as fine of results as the relaxed and strategic laborer. Or perhaps both constructs are too extreme.
A villain is one who knows the most but cares the least. A Hero is one who knows the least but cares the most.
SG
What then should be considered good?
Work ethic, if the culturally defined ethic surrounding work is that you must work hard, you must work long and you must work well. Then to relax and enjoy yourself for a break could induce feelings of guilt in the one who is doing so.
The opposite is true. In a society where enjoyment is put upon a pedestal the oddball who is working themselves to death would be considered strange and unnatural. They might even feel guilt at their relentless efforts to work while others around them find their enjoyment.
This is not a statement on the results of such attitudes towards work ethic. It may be that one or the other will produce better results. But you could argue that the burnt out laborer might be unable to produce as fine of results as the relaxed and strategic laborer. Or perhaps both constructs are too extreme.
A villain is one who knows the most but cares the least. A Hero is one who knows the least but cares the most.
SG
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